Complete GI support for small animals and horses - Recommended for gastrointestinal support including probiotics

supports a healthy upper and lower GI tract

provides probiotics to enhance digestion

supports normal gut permeability

Indiscretion in eating (like from a garbage can), poor quality pet foods, antibiotic use, and stress can all contribute to digestive upset in companion animals.

Intolerance to certain foods is commonly seen in veterinary practice. While avoiding the foods an animal is intolerant to can support a healthy GI tract, treating the cause is also essential. Increased gut permeability that allows for the undesirable absorption of larger protein fragments is often at the root of the problem. By improving gut integrity and decreasing gut permeability, the animal's sensitivity to foods can be greatly reduced.

Gastriplex is an innovative, comprehensive intestinal support product that combines amino acids and botanicals for mucosal support and gut integrity with probiotics and ingredients that support the animal's normal inflammatory response.

Glutamine plays a key role in maintaining mucosal cell integrity and gut barrier function. Glutamine also enhances the gut's immune function, in part by increasing the production of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), an antibody that promotes immunity. N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (NAG) also helps maintain normal intestinal permeability. NAG enhances mucus production and is involved in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans, the building blocks of connective tissue.

Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast that decreases intestinal permeability. Like glutamine, this beneficial yeast exerts its protective effect on the GI tract by increasing the production of sIgA. Bacillus coagulans is a safe, effective probiotic that survives in stomach acid and produces L(+) lactic acid in the intestine. Probiotics are successfully used to help maintain a healthy GI tract.

Cautions:Safe use in pregnant animals or animals intended for breeding has not been proven. Consult with your veterinarian before using this product in animals with: clotting disorders; being treated with anticoagulant medications; with diabetes or any metabolic disorder causing hyperglycemia; with a history of urinary tract stones; with known allergies to shellfish.

If animal's condition worsens or does not improve, stop product administration and consult your veterinarian. Administer during or after the animal has eaten to reduce incidence of gastrointestinal upset. Caution with diabetes. Absorption with drugs taken simultaneously may be delayed. Not to be used with blood thinners. Potential drug interactions. Use cautiously in immuno-suppressed individuals, especially young animals.

Warnings:For animal use only. Keep out of the reach of children and animals. In case of accidental overdose, contact a health professional immediately. This product should not be given to animals intended for human consumption.

The Cautions and Warnings for individual Thorne Vet products are required to be included on the label by the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) and were written by the NASC's Scientific Advisory Risk Assessment Committee.

Amount per Serving

% Daily Value

N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine

125mg

*

L-Glutamine

199mg

*

Slippery Elm (bark) (Ulmus rubra)

199mg

*

Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL) (root) (Glycyrrhiza spp.)

25mg

*

Bacillus coagulans

25mg

*

Quercetin (soluble)

25mg

*

Saccharomyces boulardii

25mg

*

Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5)

12.5mg

*

Folic Acid

50mcg

*

* Daily value not establishedThese statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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